Pisum is a genus of the family Fabaceae, native to southwest Asia and northeast Africa. It contains one to five species, depending on taxonomic interpretation; the International Legume Database (ILDIS) accepts three species, one with two subspecies: Pisum sativum (the field or garden pea), is domesticated and is a major human food crop, see Pea an... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisum